This is the second edition of the landmark book that standardized the language and terminology used throughout the criminal justice system. It classifies the critical ...more

The real world of law enforcement often bears little similarity to the action-packed police dramas depicted on television and in the movies. Many people who are drawn into a ...more

Cocaine and Heroin Trafficking in the Caribbean exposes the nature and structures of illicit drug trafficking in the Caribbean. A complex reality is presented which is ...more

"In the tradition of In Cold Blood, The executioner's Song, and A Civil Action, Suzanne O'Malley exposes the human mystery of the most horrifying crime in recent history and ...more

A unique insight into the hidden world of informers and related aspects of covert policing. edited by Roger Billingsley, head of the Covert Policing Standards Unit at New ...more

Discovering that law and justice are not the same thing, Burnett presents a narrative of his encounter with crime and punishment, American style, when he serves on a jury and ...more

Offers a profound overview of the changing understanding of crime and criminals, of criminal justice systems and penology, and of the tensions and dilemmas these pose for ...more

Presenting up-to-date models of policy and practice, "Children and Young People Who Sexually Abuse Others" offers key research findings about the incidence, prevalence and ...more